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• We also have a statutory limit called the consolidated general revenue limit.
• We're continuing the state's commitment.
• I want to continue to have that debate with you. That is not what this amendment does.
• Wu, you may continue. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• How long are we going to continue this? Eleven billion dollars is been spent already.

Bills: SB1, HB500, SB1, HB1400, HB 1094, HB365, HB 1109, HB647, HB500

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, state budget, mental health funding, education funding, infrastructure improvements, public safety, groundwater, water conservation, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, innovation fund, local conservation districts, transportation protection agreement, funeral services, insurance exemption

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• Prote, would you like to continue your explanation? Will there be questions of the author?
• the state board of podiatric examiners to approve medical marijuana education required by OMA for continuing
• We can either spend it intentionally or continue to spend it the way that we have been.
• But my primary concern continues to remain on page 23, where it talks about closed nonpublic meetings
• Member, Senate Bill 1984, statutory updates to the Osteopathic Medicine Act, this bill seeks to clean

Bills: SB1806, SB1430, SB206, SB1547, SB1849, SB1428, SB1653, SB1984, SB1644, SB1561, SB1813, SB1570, SB1796

Keywords: foster care, adoption assistance, transitioning youth, Department of Human Services, voluntary services, mental health, substance abuse, commissioner appointment, governor's authority, legislative consent, SB206, emergency medical services, EMS, ambulance, 911 response, emergency response, essential services, federal funding, grant funding, public health

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• That is a work in progress, and we'll continue to add information to it.
• While most states do not place statutory limits...
• I'm glad that we had this conversation, but you can continue. Okay.
• But at least we'll have an introduction to it and we'll continue to talk about it. Perfect.
• to the Virginia Realtors, rent has increased by 26% in Virginia in just four years, and we could continue

Keywords: Virginia Housing Commission - Fees in Residential Rental Agreements Workgroup, 976, house, all

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• 1279 promotes consistency and academic rigor, improves oversight and transparency, and cleans up statutory
• She's continued to say she'll commit to working with us, and we appreciate that very much.
• We are continuing to, we've adjusted that language, so I feel confident in that.
• I respectfully ask that you continue investing in students like me. Thank you.
• I respectfully ask that you continue investing in students like me. Thank you. Caden Bell.

Summary: The committee first took up PCS for CS for HB 1279, a higher education bill focused on Florida’s preeminent universities. The sponsor said the measure would increase access for Florida students, strengthen accountability and transparency, update accreditation references, adjust performance metrics, and address issues such as GPA weighting, engineering credit-hour differences, and certain fee-waiver and dental-program provisions. Members raised questions about the 95% Florida-resident enrollment target, possible funding impacts, Pell Grant metrics, and whether the bill would affect community college pathways; the sponsor said the bill was aimed at first-time-in-college students and that the 95% standard would be measured on a three-year rolling average. After an amendment removing an adjustment to the four-year graduation metric was adopted, the bill was reported favorably by a 17-2 vote. The committee then heard PCS for CS for HB 1059, which would strengthen speech and debate education by designating the Florida Debate Initiative as the statewide organization, supporting coach and judge training, statewide data collection, tournaments, and a Florida Speech and Debate Week. The sponsor and several students and advocates testified that speech and debate builds confidence, civics knowledge, leadership, and opportunities for English learners and other students, with multiple speakers describing how the program changed their lives. Members from both parties spoke strongly in support, and the bill was reported favorably without opposition. Finally, the committee considered PCS for HB 725 on political activity at public institutions of higher education. The sponsor said the bill would standardize campus policies, require notice to students and employees about free-expression and political-campaign rules, and align state practice with federal guidelines while preserving free speech and nonpartisan voter engagement. An opponent argued the bill could create barriers to civic engagement and student organizing, while supporters said it would clarify existing rules and prevent institutions from favoring one viewpoint over another. The sponsor closed by emphasizing that the bill was about information and neutrality rather than restricting speech.

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• Second, the bill gives clear statutory guidance to courts on when a website-access lawsuit gives clear
• statutory guidance to courts on when a website-access lawsuit may be considered abusive.
• We will continue suing you, or you pay us this amount of money.
• I do want to emphasize that we're happy to continue a conversation with Representative Christensen on
• I do want to emphasize that we're happy to continue a conversation with Representative Christensen on

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• It's vital to continue to focus on promoting strong families throughout the state.
• The court order allowed the no contact to continue for over six years.
• I was preparing for a final trial this afternoon, and I was fortunate enough to get a continuance so
• We became the national leader in child support debt in 2019, and the numbers continue to climb.
• Three, it clarifies that existing statutory ... requirements for service outlined in the family code

Bills: HB168, HB 1044, HB1534, HB1914, HB2240, HB2530, HB3284, HB3395, HB3515, HB3783, HB4034, HB4213, HB168

Keywords: marriage age, minors, family law, void marriage, rights of minors, Texas marriage law, marriage ceremony, authorized officiants, family code, judges, religious leaders, parent-child relationship, Department of Family and Protective Services, legal rights, notice requirements, HB 1914, Texas Family Code, Chapter 156, conservatorship, custody

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• And hoping to better go down the path of continuing to better understand the full impact of this bill
• Kelly, and hoping to better go down the path of continuing to better understand the full impact of this
• Kelly, and hoping to better go down the path of continuing to better understand the full impact of this
• representative Hill followup well<00:10:53.800> I<00:10:54.040> I<00:10:54.160> continue
• <00:10:54.720> have<00:10:55.040> concerns<00:10:55.600> about well I I continue

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <00:03:36.720> It keeping the current statutory scheme.
• It keeping the current statutory scheme.
• He said they want to continue to work with the author and hopefully provide some funding so agencies
• She said she appreciates those concerns and is glad to continue working on it.
• She said she appreciates those concerns and is glad to continue working on it.

Bills: HF3465, HF3782, HF4075, HF391, HF3946, HF2976, HF3350

Keywords: theft, vulnerable adults, public safety, penalties, Minnesota statutes, chemical irritants, law enforcement, transparency, building owners, tenant rights, notification, remediation, firearm restrictions, domestic violence, court orders, criminal convictions, firearms prohibition, gun surrender, order for protection, protective order

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• I don't want what happened to our man to continue to happen to others.
• But just last year, we continued to build on those gains.
• But just last year, we continued to build on those gains.
• And as it continues, it got harder and harder.
• This continues, and I know it shouldn't be this way.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing opened with the co-chairs introducing House and Senate members and explaining the hybrid format, three-minute testimony guidance, and the deadline for written testimony. The committee then heard extensive testimony on S. 2665, which would require employers to post notice to employees when an I-9 audit or similar federal immigration inspection is underway. Supporters, including immigration attorneys, a pediatrician, a labor leader, and an affected family member, argued the bill would protect privacy, give workers time to gather documents and consult counsel, and reduce fear and wrongful arrests. One witness from Illinois described a similar law there and said it had not caused the problems employers feared, while others said recent ICE enforcement has made notice especially important. The committee also heard testimony on S. 1360, a bill affecting collective bargaining rights for State Police, with the State Police Association arguing that a statutory gap lets departmental rules override their contract and that the bill would restore intended bargaining protections. A separate labor bill, S. 1305, was also briefly supported by the AFL-CIO as part of broader worker-classification protections for app-based delivery drivers. A large portion of the hearing focused on H. 2066, which would impose fines on transportation network drivers who refuse rides to people with disabilities using service animals. Testimony from blind and disabled riders, service dog users, advocates, and the Disability Law Center described repeated ride cancellations, drivers pulling away after seeing a service animal, and the difficulty of enforcing existing anti-discrimination laws through MCAD or other agencies. Witnesses said the current system leaves riders without practical recourse because drivers are hard to identify and complaints can take years, and they argued that fines on individual drivers would create a real deterrent. Several witnesses also described the impact on employment, medical appointments, and daily independence. Committee members asked about service-animal verification, whether refusals are ever appropriate, and whether penalties should target drivers or companies; witnesses said legitimate refusals are limited to misbehaving or unsafe animals and that companies already have policies and some training, but enforcement remains weak. The committee also heard from a witness supporting a related bill on rideshare accessibility and from advocates describing broader transportation discrimination issues. One witness discussed a separate proposal to study service-animal denial, and others noted that Uber’s self-identification feature and company policies have not solved the problem. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the meeting ended after the final witnesses on the service-animal bill and a brief organizational discussion about related legislation and committee business.

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• The continued improvement in practices within CSFA and the Treasurer's Office, in terms of best practices
• to I'm I am for continuing to prioritize this, not just on behalf of our community, but on behalf of
• We all need to continue down that road. Just very briefly, I want to state the obvious.
• We are honored to be a co-sponsor of this bill and to continue the conversation about how we support
• We cannot afford to continue to push forward while only bringing certain communities along with us.

Summary: The Assembly Education Committee heard a series of bills focused largely on school safety, immigrant student protections, Holocaust and genocide education, civic engagement, and workforce pathways. SB 631 would expand the charter school revolving loan fund by increasing loan amounts and broadening eligibility, including for charter schools affected by natural disasters; it drew support from the Treasurer’s Office and the California Charter Schools Association and was advanced on a 4-0 vote, with the bill held on call. SB 472 would reinforce Holocaust, slavery, and genocide education requirements and create or expand teacher training and grants; it received strong support from survivors, educators, and Jewish organizations and passed 6-0, with several members asking to be added as coauthors. The committee also took up a package of immigration-related school bills. SB 48 would bar school officials from allowing immigration enforcement access to campuses without a judicial warrant and protect student records; it was backed by Superintendent Tony Thurmond, teachers, school districts, and many advocacy groups, and passed 5-0 to the Judiciary Committee. SB 98 would require K-12 schools and higher education institutions to notify campus communities when immigration enforcement is present; it also drew broad support from student groups, colleges, and education organizations and passed 3-0 to Higher Education, with the bill held on call. Both measures were presented as responses to recent immigration enforcement activity near schools and the chilling effect on attendance and student well-being. Other measures advanced included SB 848, which would strengthen protections against employee sexual misconduct in schools by updating safety plans, training, reporting, and misconduct tracking; it was supported by education groups and a survivor who described grooming at her high school, and passed 6-0 to Public Safety. SB 638 would create a statewide coordinating entity for education and workforce programs and support career pathways, with testimony emphasizing the need to align fragmented funding and improve access for underserved communities; it passed 7-0 to Higher Education. SB 316, on high school voter registration and pre-registration, passed 8-0 to Elections after testimony from students and civic engagement advocates, and SB 334, which would add sexual harassment prevention content and a Sexual Harassment Safety Week to school curriculum, was presented with support from student advocates and AAUW, with no opposition noted in the portion of the transcript provided.

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• Green is what we would need, what we anticipate is a continued move away from uneconomical coal.
• impacts, the environmental impacts of continued emissions from the system?
• <00:52:19.880> the line says what if we didn't continue the line says what if we didn't continue
• environmental impacts of continued environmental impacts of continued emissions<00:52:28.599>
• state government with statutory state government with statutory authorities<01:15:08.320> that

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So pursuant to Senate Rule 70, committees are granted permission to continue meeting.
• Committees are granted permission to continue meeting. With that, I'd ask Mr.
• Number three applies the statutory procedures for monuments and memorials.
• And we will continue, I promise you, our caucuses, the Democratic caucus, will continue to fight for
• Real solutions are the things that Democrats will continue to fight for.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• <00:23:24.559> to went over the top and uh and continue to went over the top and uh and continue
• <00:30:06.039> to implementation and we do continue to implementation and we do continue to
• <01:15:37.639> program School Readiness plus statutory program School Readiness plus statutory
• We are continuing to engage in work in response.
• <01:35:25.360> to move forward and we can continue to move forward and we can continue to

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It's a statutory requirement, and it certainly is related to our work to continue to be included in the
• So our next steps would be we will continue to finalize this feedback.
• Although we hope to continue this innovative model, funding continues to be a challenge.
• And Craig, let's continue to have conversations.
• So let's continue that.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Permanent Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities met virtually to review and gather feedback on its annual report covering July 2024 through June 2025. The chair summarized the report’s main themes: five public meetings on employment data, benefit cliffs, developmental services priorities, health care, civil rights, and workforce stability; active work by the Disability Employment, Workforce Support, and new Long-Term Services and Supports/Health Equity subcommittees; and the second annual National Disability Employment Awareness Month celebration with more than 300 participants. Commissioners praised the report and suggested improvements, including shortening it with an appendix, adding charts/graphs, including dates and raw data alongside percentages, and producing a more visual slide deck or presentation version after submission. Commissioners also discussed the need for clearer outcome-focused goals and strategic planning, especially given limited staff capacity. The chair responded that the annual report is a statutory requirement and that a separate strategic planning effort is underway through the executive board. She said the team would continue refining the report, incorporate feedback, and prepare both a text version and a more visual hard-copy version with photos and alternative text. The report was described as due to appointing authorities by October 30, and the commission planned to continue collaborating on presentation materials. Before adjourning, members briefly discussed the 2025 Paul Spooner Generational Leadership Summit, which was described as successful but still in need of funding for future years. The chair also previewed the commission’s first community event on November 4, a hybrid community listening session and resource fair, with about 170 registered participants and roughly 35 in-person organizations. The meeting ended with a motion and second to adjourn.

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• If you look and see where I have statutory audit progress, you can see in 22 we were doing 436.
• If you look and see where I have If you look and see where I have statutory<00:06:19.120> audit
• :06:20.479> you<00:06:20.639> can<00:06:20.800> see<00:06:20.960> in statutory
• audit progress, you can see in statutory audit progress, you can see in 22<00:06:21.680> we<00

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• <00:09:58.880> references eliminate a two u statutory references eliminate a two u statutory
• and uh we'll continue those discussions. and uh we'll continue those discussions.
• We could not continue the work that we do in this fight to end veteran homelessness without it.
• agreement that we can want to continue agreement that we can want to continue to<00:35:40.320>
• I will not support it at this time, but we will talk and continue on this discussion.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The amendment changes that definition to reference federal statutory definitions.
• And, you know, thank you for, you know, continuously working on this.
• And, you know, thank you for, you know, continuously working on this.
• So, I mean, these things are happening and they're going to continue to happen.
• And I think even next session we'll continue to work on it because it is important.

Summary: The subcommittee met with a quorum and took up a series of bills, beginning with PCS for HB 743 on social media use by minors. The sponsor said the bill would extend last session’s restrictions by requiring parental access to messages for minors ages 15 and 16 and allowing law enforcement access with a warrant or parental request. Members raised concerns about abuse situations and private communications, but the sponsor said the bill was aimed at protecting children from grooming and trafficking. The PCS was supported in public testimony and passed 15-0. Members then approved HB 1161, which would let victims of altered sexual depictions or deepfakes demand removal of the content and pursue civil remedies if it is not taken down; an amendment clarified a definition tied to federal law, and the bill passed 14-0. The committee also passed local bills for Duval County (HB 4053) and Oviedo/Seminole County (HB 4031) creating special alcohol licensing exception areas, and HB 717, which increases penalties for unlawful demolition of historic buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places, with supporters from historic preservation and local government groups. The committee next approved HB 1035 on building permits for single-family dwellings, as amended, to extend permit validity around building code updates, speed approvals after emergencies, and create faster review timelines for smaller projects; members questioned possible loopholes and storm-related applications, while the home builders association supported the measure. It also passed PCS for HB 1219 on employment agreements, creating a framework for covered non-compete and garden leave agreements for higher-wage employees or those with access to confidential information; several members objected to its impact on workers and the marketplace, and the vote was 11-5. Additional favorable votes were taken on HB 799 regarding condominium alcohol licenses, HB 869 expanding underground utility contractors’ scope to include certain fire line work after a contested amendment and testimony from both utility and fire sprinkler groups, HB 1071 on alternative plan reviews and inspections, PCS for HB 981 on athlete representation and NIL compensation, and PCS for HB 801 on HVAC/mechanical contractors repairing and replacing certain pool heaters, both of which drew mixed testimony and debate over scope and safety. The final item introduced was HB 311 on repair of motorized wheelchairs, which the sponsor said would improve access to parts, tools, and independent repair options for users.

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• Well, you're not on the list at MBD and so this, this, that statutory component is included in this,
• eligible use, and that's what this does, uh, as we have so much of the public television, and we continue
• we've become closer as we've been dealing, if you will, with wildfire and wildlife, and, uh, we continue
• And so, uh, in rural New Mexico as we continue to go ahead and deal with this, we're looking for ways

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• Fortunately for us, we have the statutory framework to do that.
• fortunately for us we have the statutory fortunately for us we have the statutory framework<00:26
• Representative Ladd continues in support of the committee report.
• Representative Weber continued: “...and vote on the committee report for OTPA.”
• He continues to write and struggles to contribute to the family's finances.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So, with reference to the moratorium and the work that we need to continue to do over the course of the
• Their intention with all the remaining cells is to continue to just put 1.4 million tons a year.
• We know that we're it's basically the same operation that's happening now is going to continue to happen
• to just put 1.4 million is to continue to just put 1.4 million tons<00:44:50.480> a<00:44:50.640
• <00:45:39.920> to happening now is going to continue to happening now is going to continue

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Environment and Agriculture Committee held a hearing on a non-germane amendment to SB 302, a Senate bill originally requiring background checks for solid waste and hazardous waste facility owners. Representative Patenza explained that the amendment was intended to preserve and separate out language developed for the governor’s budget proposal and HB 2 concerning a solid waste facility site evaluation committee, a moratorium, and related public-benefit/site-benefit provisions, so the policy would still have a vehicle if the budget language did not advance. He said the proposal reflects extensive work by the House, the governor’s office, and DES, and he was open to further changes to align with any budget conference committee outcome. Dr. Adam Finkele testified in support of the amendment and the underlying site evaluation concept, arguing that landfill siting decisions should be based on cost-benefit analysis that includes public harms, local impacts, and regional impacts rather than only private benefits. He praised the committee process and prior legislation requiring agencies to respond substantively to public comments, and said the new language improves on the governor’s version by moving the committee’s review earlier in the process and requiring more complete application information, including alternatives and impacts on nearby wells and aquifers. He also supported a three-year moratorium on new landfill applications, saying it would give the state time to address leachate, PFAS, waste reduction, and weak siting rules. Members asked about possible conference committee changes, the value of having a separate review body, and whether the new rules would invite litigation. Dr. Finkele said he would likely sue over the rules because he считает them too weak, but also said the legislature could fix the problems through other bills such as HB 77. He acknowledged that the site evaluation committee is not a perfect solution, but said it is a useful intermediate step between the agency and the courts and likely would meet only rarely if capacity need remains the main trigger for future landfill decisions. No vote or final action was taken during the hearing.